Many of our dams, lakes and parks have great recreation facilities and activities available for the community and visitors to enjoy. The following access rules and recreation policies have been developed for the safety of visitors, to protect our water supply assets and ensure water quality is maintained.

Opening hours

Our recreation areas have seasonal opening hours, as a result of feedback from a year-long trial that concluded on 30 November 2016. With the exception of the designated camping grounds, you are not permitted to access the areas outside these times unless you have a permit to do so.

Our opening hours are:

5.30am - 6.30pm from September to April

6.00am - 5.30pm from May to August

Visitor information centres

The Wivenhoe Information Centre is now closed to the general public. The centre will be used solely as a base for pre-booked school and community tours.

Hinze Dam Visitor Centre

Camp grounds, cafes and kiosks are privately operated and set their own opening hours.

General site access rules

Please be respectful of the natural areas you are visiting and considerate of other visitors:

Leave the facilities as you found them. Do not cause damage to any property, flora or fauna.

Respect the fact that other visitors are using the facilities too. Please behave in an orderly, decent manner and keep any noise to a volume that will not cause a nuisance.

Please place all litter in the bins provided. Remember that these areas feed our drinking water supply. Do not discharge any substances that may pollute these areas.

Domestic animals are usually not permitted on Seqwater land, with the exception of animals essential to assist a person who suffers from an illness or impairment dogs. Read Seqwater's policy on domestic pets and other animals in recreation areas and catchments.

Organised activities, events and access for filming

If you would like to hold an event or organised activity at any of our sites you must obtain permission to do so. We recognise that film producers and commercial operators may wish to use the natural areas of recreation areas as part of their marketing and film productions.

Commercial activities

Any activity which is conducted for gain is considered a commercial activity and requires a permit from Seqwater. Examples of commercial activities include:

selling things

supplying services or facilities

commercial photography

advertising or promoting a site as part of your business

conducting organised tours.

In general, conducting commercial activities on Seqwater sites is not permitted. In a limited number of circumstances, permits to operate commercial activities will be granted to activities which do not:

Protection of Historical and Cultural Sites

Seqwater values and protects the many historical and cultural sites in its care. Land users are not permitted to interfere with historical and cultural sites on Seqwater estate. This includes, but is not limited to, the disturbance, fossicking and removal of heritage items on or below the ground and water.

In the event historical or cultural sites are encountered, land users are required to report the discovery to communications@seqwater.com.au. It is a requirement under the Queensland Heritage Act that any discoveries of important archaeological artefacts are reported to the Department of Environment and Science. Archaeological artefacts include any relic or remains that relate to past human behaviour. They can be found above, on, or below the land surface, or in State waters. Archaeological artefacts are valuable because they provide evidence about Queensland’s history, often complementing and supplementing written historical records